Autumn Care of Salisbury

    1505 Bringle Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

    Compassionate effective short-term rehab stay

    I stayed for short-term rehab and made real progress with the PT team-staff were caring, attentive, and treated me like family. The building is clean and well run, communication and admissions were smooth, and activities are engaging. Overall a very good, compassionate place I recommend for quality care.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    4.21·(58)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.9
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      1.7
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.2

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive caregiving staff
    • Knowledgeable clinical and therapy teams
    • Strong short-term rehabilitation and physical therapy
    • Smooth and responsive admissions and transportation
    • Clean, well-maintained building and comfortable rooms
    • Engaging, creative activities and outings
    • Family-like, personalized resident interactions
    • Dedicated CNAs and long-term caregivers
    • Supportive nursing and physician care
    • Emphasis on nutrition and rehabilitation gym
    • Accessible outdoor spaces and pleasant common areas
    • Effective pandemic-era infection-control practices

    Cons

    • Medication-administration inconsistencies and missed doses
    • Shift-change communication gaps
    • Staffing instability and high employee turnover
    • Inconsistent meal quality and meal-service continuity
    • Property-accountability and asset-inventory gaps
    • Incontinence-care and sanitation process concerns
    • Insufficient dementia-unit supervision and secure-unit practices
    • Variable management responsiveness and leadership consistency
    • Gaps in discharge planning and post-discharge follow-up

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviewers describe a facility with many committed front-line caregivers and therapy staff who deliver attentive, personalized care and effective short-term rehabilitation. Families and residents commonly praise CNAs, physical-therapy staff, and certain nurses and physicians for being compassionate, professional, and responsive. The building and rooms are frequently described as clean, comfortable, and well maintained, with accessible outdoor spaces and engaging activities that contribute to a home-like environment.

    Care quality and clinical operations: Clinical strengths center on rehabilitation and physical therapy, where staff and equipment (including a rehab gym) support mobility and recovery goals. However, operational weaknesses affect clinical reliability: medication-administration inconsistencies, missed or late doses, and communication gaps during shift changes are recurring concerns. These issues have clinical implications for residents who require precise medication timing or transition to post-acute therapies; prospective families should inquire about medication-safety protocols and handoff procedures.

    Staffing, leadership, and culture: Staffing is a mixed picture. Many reviews highlight compassionate, dedicated staff and individual leaders (including an admissions director) who are responsive and helpful. At the same time, reviewers describe staffing instability and turnover that contribute to service variability and occasional lapses in routine care. Comments indicate variable management responsiveness—examples range from strong, visible leadership to calls for firmer oversight—suggesting inconsistency in administrative follow-through across shifts and units.

    Dining, activities, and daily life: Activity programming and outings are generally seen as positive, with creative and engaging offerings that support resident well-being. Dining feedback is mixed: some reviewers find meals acceptable and nutrition-focused, while others describe inconsistent meal quality, cold or unappealing plates, and limited accommodation of dietary preferences. Families may wish to review current dining menus, meal schedules, and accommodations for specific dietary needs during a visit.

    Safety, possessions, and discharge practices: Several reviews raise operational concerns beyond direct care: gaps in property-accountability and inventory control, including missing personal items, and allegations of dishonest conduct by employees. There are also mentions of sanitation- and incontinence-care process concerns and of dementia-unit supervision variability (for example, doors or exits and resident agitation), which suggest the need for clearer unit-level safety protocols. Discharge planning and post-discharge follow-up have been associated with adverse outcomes in isolated cases; reviewers advise confirming discharge instructions, aftercare coordination, and monitoring plans before transition home.

    Notable patterns and recommendations: The facility appears to deliver strong hands-on caregiving and effective rehabilitation for many residents, supported by a generally clean environment and positive activity programming. Counterbalancing those strengths are operational gaps—most prominently in medication administration, staffing consistency, dining consistency, property controls, and some aspects of dementia care and discharge coordination. Prospective residents and families would be well served by an in-person visit, asking specific questions about medication-safety protocols, staff-to-resident ratios and turnover, dementia-unit supervision policies, property-inventory procedures, and discharge planning processes. These targeted inquiries can help determine whether the facility’s strong caregiving culture aligns with the level of operational reliability needed for a given resident’s care needs.

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    Medicare Ratings

    3·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Autumn Care of Salisbury is located at 1505 Bringle Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC, 28146.

    About Autumn Care of Salisbury

    Autumn Care of Salisbury stands at 1505 Bringle Ferry Road in Salisbury, North Carolina, and focuses on caring for seniors through skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care services, offering both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, and though they've got a licensed capacity of 97 beds-sometimes noted elsewhere as 68-they aren't taking new patients right now, but those who are there experience a homelike atmosphere with a full schedule of activities and events like Bingo, holiday parties, Singing Christmas Tree concerts, "Laugh for Life" laughter yoga, live music, and even big Super Bowl parties with giveaways and tailgate cookouts, all to keep folks engaged and feeling like part of a real community. Residents receive meals prepared by chefs and meal planners who care about balanced nutrition and quality ingredients, and the facility has indoor common spaces, an on-site chapel for worship and special events, and an outdoor area with a gazebo for fresh air. The staff at Autumn Care of Salisbury aim to treat their residents like family, with care tailored to each individual; there's a dedicated dementia program, specific memory care, and plenty of attention to personalized care plans, including specialized programs designed to help meet each resident's needs for comfort, independence, and health. Seniors can take advantage of rehabilitation equipment, an on-site therapy room for physical, occupational, and speech therapies, and pre-surgery exercise programs, plus the chance to meet with an interdisciplinary therapy team before ever moving in, which makes the transition from hospital to home a little smoother thanks to a structured pre-registration process. Healthcare services cover diabetic care, incontinence care, high acuity care, non-ambulatory care, and ongoing collaboration with physicians to make sure recovery plans are right for each person, and whether someone needs help with personal care, transportation to nearby medical appointments, or wants to take part in devotional activities, staff handle support professionally and with compassion. The team speaks mostly English, though a few staff are fluent in other languages, and clinical leadership contributes to making sure customized service plans keep the focus on person-centered care, where beneficial outcomes matter, and the community is part of Consulate Health Care, who encourage staff to care for residents as though they were their own family. The building holds the designation of Skilled Nursing Facility and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic, and folks say Autumn Care tries to make life as comfortable as possible while providing the health support seniors often need, whether for a short rehabilitation stay, a bit of respite, or for someone needing a long-term home. The administrator, Donna Rose, along with dedicated professionals, work with the North Carolina Health Care Facilities Association and strive for high standards in medical and nursing care, but at its heart, Autumn Care keeps daily life easy, social, and safe for senior residents living there.

    People often ask...

    Autumn Care of Salisbury offers assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing.

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    The full address for this community is 1505 Bringle Ferry Rd, Salisbury, NC 28146.

    No, Autumn Care of Salisbury does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

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